[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 41 (Thursday, March 2, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 10748]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-1998]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 5323]


Secretary of State's Advisory Committee on Private International 
Law: Study Group on International Transport Law: Meeting Notice

    There will be a public meeting of a Study Group of the Secretary of 
State's Advisory Committee on Private International Law on Monday, 
March 20, 2006, to consider the draft convention on the carriage of 
goods [wholly or partly] [by sea], under negotiation at the United 
Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL). The meeting 
will be held from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the offices of FedEx, 101 
Constitution Avenue, NW., 8th floor, Washington, DC 20001.
    The purpose of the Study Group meeting is to assist the Departments 
of State and Transportation in preparing for the next session of the 
UNCITRAL Working Group on this draft instrument, to be held in New York 
from April 3 to 13, 2006. The draft text of the convention, document A/
CN.9/WG.III/WP.56, is available on UNCITRAL's Web site, http://www.uncitral.org, under the Working Group III (Transport Law) listings. 
Also available on that Web site is the agenda for the April 2006 
session (paragraphs 26-29 of A/CN.9/WG.III/WP.60).
    The Study Group meeting is open to the public up to the capacity of 
the meeting room. Persons who wish to have their views considered are 
encouraged to submit written comments in advance of the meeting. 
Comments may be sent electronically to [email protected]. Due to 
security requirements, one of the following valid ID's will be required 
for admittance: Any U.S. driver's license with a photo, a passport, or 
a U.S. government agency ID. Also, anyone planning to attend this 
meeting should provide their name, affiliation and contact information 
in advance to Mary Helen Carlson at 202-776-8420, or by e-mail at 
[email protected].

David P. Stewart,
Assistant Legal Adviser, Office of the Legal Adviser for Private 
International Law, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 06-1998 Filed 3-1-06; 8:45 am]
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